diff --git a/cores/esp8266/core_esp8266_si2c.c b/cores/esp8266/core_esp8266_si2c.c
index 52fdd21dd..bb8e619ee 100644
--- a/cores/esp8266/core_esp8266_si2c.c
+++ b/cores/esp8266/core_esp8266_si2c.c
@@ -197,3 +197,18 @@ unsigned char twi_readFrom(unsigned char address, unsigned char* buf, unsigned i
   }
   return 0;
 }
+
+uint8_t twi_status(){           
+    if (SCL_READ()==0)     return I2C_SCL_HELD_LOW;       		//SCL held low by another device, no procedure available to recover
+    int clockCount = 20;                   
+
+    while (SDA_READ()==0 && clockCount>0){                      //if SDA low, read the bits slaves have to sent to a max
+        twi_read_bit();                    
+        if (SCL_READ()==0) return I2C_SCL_HELD_LOW_AFTER_READ;  //I2C bus error. SCL held low beyond slave clock stretch time
+    }
+
+    if (SDA_READ()==0)     return I2C_SDA_HELD_LOW;       		//I2C bus error. SDA line held low by slave/another_master after n bits.
+
+    if(!twi_write_start()) return I2C_SDA_HELD_LOW_AFTER_INIT;  //line busy. SDA again held low by another device. 2nd master?
+    else                   return I2C_OK;       				//all ok 
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cores/esp8266/twi.h b/cores/esp8266/twi.h
index f0f76e106..75ac52d56 100644
--- a/cores/esp8266/twi.h
+++ b/cores/esp8266/twi.h
@@ -26,12 +26,19 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+#define I2C_OK                      0
+#define I2C_SCL_HELD_LOW            1
+#define I2C_SCL_HELD_LOW_AFTER_READ 2
+#define I2C_SDA_HELD_LOW            3
+#define I2C_SDA_HELD_LOW_AFTER_INIT 4
+
 void twi_init(unsigned char sda, unsigned char scl);
 void twi_stop(void);
 void twi_setClock(unsigned int freq);
 void twi_setClockStretchLimit(uint32_t limit);
 uint8_t twi_writeTo(unsigned char address, unsigned char * buf, unsigned int len, unsigned char sendStop);
 uint8_t twi_readFrom(unsigned char address, unsigned char * buf, unsigned int len, unsigned char sendStop);
+uint8_t twi_status();
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/libraries/Wire/Wire.cpp b/libraries/Wire/Wire.cpp
index 1e7e2d560..2b708f3ba 100644
--- a/libraries/Wire/Wire.cpp
+++ b/libraries/Wire/Wire.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ void TwoWire::begin(uint8_t address){
   begin();
 }
 
+uint8_t TwoWire::status(){
+	return twi_status();
+}
+
 void TwoWire::begin(int address){
   begin((uint8_t)address);
 }
diff --git a/libraries/Wire/Wire.h b/libraries/Wire/Wire.h
index fa20dbb31..755d7d754 100644
--- a/libraries/Wire/Wire.h
+++ b/libraries/Wire/Wire.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class TwoWire : public Stream
     uint8_t endTransmission(void);
     uint8_t endTransmission(uint8_t);
     size_t requestFrom(uint8_t address, size_t size, bool sendStop);
+	uint8_t status();
 
     uint8_t requestFrom(uint8_t, uint8_t);
     uint8_t requestFrom(uint8_t, uint8_t, uint8_t);